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REPORTED CASES OF MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS AND EXTENSIVELY DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN SALVADOR, BRAZIL
Drogas
Tuberculose Multirresistente a Drogas
Tratamento
Humanos
Brasil
Bactérias
Affilliation
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Municipal Secretary of Health of Salvador. Salvador, BA, Brazi
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Abstract
The bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) can develop resistance to the antimicrobial drugs used to cure
the disease. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is TB that does not respond to at least the two
most powerful antituberculosis drugs. There were about 650, 000 cases of MDR-TB present in the world
in 2010. It is estimated that about 9% of these cases were XDR-TB. Reporting of suspected cases of
Tuberculosis is mandatory in Brazil. In 2011 Salvador ranked third among the Brazilian cities in number of
new cases of tuberculosis (2,500 cases/year) and MDR-TB (30 cases/year) with an estimated incidence of
70.1/100,000 inhab. We study the distribution of MDR-TB and XDR-TB in period of years (2004-2011).
Keywords in Portuguese
TuberculoseDrogas
Tuberculose Multirresistente a Drogas
Tratamento
Humanos
Brasil
Bactérias
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